Garment-fastener.



M. VON FRIELING.

GARMENT FASTENER- APPLICATION FILED. FEB-13.1917

1,256,463. Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

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GARMENT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Application filed. February 13, 1917. Serial N 0. 148,371.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MINNIE VON FRIELING, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Athol, in the county of Smith and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to garment fasteners and it consists in the novelfeatures hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a fastener of simple anddurable structure adapted to be applied to the waist band of a skirt forthe purpose of securing the same to the band of a skirt.

lVith this object in view the fastener comprises two members, oneadapted to be applied to the waist band of the waist and the other tothe waist band of the skirt, the first mentioned member comprising aplate having eyes for attachment to the garment and provided withincisions at its lower edge the portion between which constitutes aspring tongue. The said plate is provided at its lower edge and beyondthe incision with curls which receive the gudgeons of a pivoted memberin the form-of a hook. The member which is adapted to be applied to thewaist band of the skirt comprises a plate having openings through whichthe secur ing threads may be passed and also an opening adapted toreceive the said hook member whereby the members of the garment fastenerare secured together.

In the accompanying drawing:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one member of the fastener;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the other member;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the members of the fastener showing thesame about to be secured together.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the members of the fastener secured together.

A member of the garment fastener which is adapted to be applied to thewaist band of a shirt waist comprises a plate 1 having at its upper edgeeyes 2 through which the threads are passed for securing the member inposition upon the band of the garment. The plate 1 is provided at itslower edge with incisions 3 and the material between the said incisionsconstitutes a resilient tongue 4. The plate 1 is further provided at itslower edge and beyond the incision 3 with curls 5. The gudgeons 6 of ahook member 7 are pivotally received in the curls 5 and the said hook 7is provided with an edge portion 8 adapted to engage the inner surfaceof the tongue 4: and distort the same out of the plane in which itnormally lies. This is when the hook member is in an open position withrelation to the plate. When the hook member 7 is in a closed positionwith relation to the plate 1 the tongue 4 moves back into the normalposition and bears against the side of the extended edge portion 8 andholds the hook member in a closed position.

The fastener also includes a plate 9 adapted to be secured to the waistband of a skirt by means of threads which are passed through the opening10 provided in the said plate 9. The plate 9 is further provided with anelongated opening 11 adapted to receive the hook member 7 whereby themembers of the garment fastener are secured together.

In practice it is preferable to use four of the securing devices, two atthe back of the garment and one at each side especially if the wearer isof thin physique.

\Vhen the hook 7 is in engagement with the plate 9 and the members ofthe garment fastener are secured together the adjacent parts lie inclose proximity to each other consequently a flat fastener is providedand the structure is void of bulging or projectin parts. Tn order todisconnect the plate 9 from the plate 1 the finger tip is insertedbehind the longer or free end of the hook member 7 and the same is swungdown so that its edge portion 8 comes in contact with the inner surfaceof the tongue 4 and springs the same out of its normal position. Whenthe hook member 7 has been swung down to this position the plate 9 maybe readily slipped therefrom.

From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, it will be seen that a garment fastener of simpleand durable structure is provided, and that the same may be economicallyand conveniently used for securing the waist bands of articles ofapparel together.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A garment fastenercomprising a plate having at an edge portion thereof incisions, thematerial between which constitutes a tongue which normally lies in thesame plane as thatv in 'Which the body ofthe' ilate against the saidtongneand distort the same" out of? its-nor'rnal p osition and out ofthe plane in which the body of the plate lies,

said tonguebeing adapted to engage a side surface ofan end portion ofthe hook them- 10 'b'e'r'to hold the same in a closed position, anda"platehavingfinthe vicinity of one edge an opening adapted to receivethe said hook I'neinbefwhereby both of the olatesmay lie "substantiallyin the same plane when the 15 giants 'a'i'econnected together.

1 In testimony whereof I aifix my signature. MINNIE VON FRIELING.

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